The document outlines the top seven hiking trails in Massachusetts, highlighting their unique features and varying difficulty levels. Notable trails include Bash Bish Falls Trail, which offers a family-friendly experience with waterfalls, and Mount Greylock State Reservation with its diverse trail options and superb views. Other trails include Purgatory Chasm for rock scrambling and Witches Woods for a spooky night hike, making Massachusetts a great destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

1. Hiking in
Massachusetts:
Top 7 Trails
Everyone Should
Experience

2. What’s It Like To Hike In Massachusetts?
❖ Easy-going & adventurous
❖ History-rich & spooky
❖ Adrenaline-pumping & rewarding
❖ Unadulterated outdoorsy adventure

3. 1. Bash Bish Falls Trail
❖ Family-friendly
❖ Shady forest - close-to-nature experience
❖ Magnificent waterfalls
❖ Towering 60 feet tall
❖ Runs down a series of gorges
❖ Stair access to the pool
❖ Cool off or have a fun splash fight
❖ Location: Near the New York border
❖ Distance: Less than a mile
❖ Difficulty: Easy

4. 2. Ipswich River Wildlife
Sanctuary Trails
❖ A vast interconnected trail network
❖ Close to 12 miles of trails
❖ Unparalleled blend of natural scenery
❖ Lush forests, beautiful meadows, & serene wetlands
❖ Climb up several observation towers
❖ Take in the 360-degree views
❖ Spot glacier remnants & beautiful birds
❖ Relax at a vernal pool
❖ Difficulty: Easy
❖ Top Pick: South Esker Loop trail
▪ Perfect for wildlife spotting
▪ River otters, wetland birds, turtles
▪ An excellent canoeing & kayaking
destination

5. 3. Mount Greylock State
Reservation Trails
❖ 45 miles of all-difficulty trails
❖ Chesire Harbor Trail
▪ A terrific out-and-back opportunity
▪ West Mountain summit base
▪ Distance: 6.2 miles
▪ Difficulty: Moderate
❖ Bellows Pipe Trail
▪ Perfect for adventurous hikers
▪ Distance: 6.5 miles
▪ Difficulty: Advanced
❖ Appalachian Trail
▪ State’s highest point - 3,489 feet
▪ Jaw-dropping views
❖ 18 campsites, mountain biking, cross-
country skiing

6. 4. Purgatory Chasm State
Reservation Trail
❖ Awesomely unique hike
❖ Most unique rock formations - Crib, Lovers’
Leap, The Coffin, & Fat Man’s Misery
❖ Boulder cave exploration
❖ Rock scrambling adventure
❖ Lovely picnic & barbecue spots
❖ Cross-country skiing
❖ Difficulty: Moderate

7. 5. Blue Hills Reservation Trail
❖ Best hiking destination near Boston
❖ 125+ miles of trails
❖ Admire the dazzling Boston skyline
❖ Skyline Loop Trail
▪ Hike through the meadows, marshes & hills
▪ Nature’s serenity at its best
▪ Not very steep
▪ Peppered with scrambling rocks
▪ High observation tower
▪ Rare panoramic views
▪ Distance: 3 miles
▪ Difficulty: Moderate

8. 6. Witches Woods Trail
❖ A spooky experience
❖ Hiking at night is spine-tingling
❖ Several haunted legends attached
▪ Persecuted witches fled here during the 1690s Salem
Witch Trials
▪ Many recount sighting ghosts of dead soldiers
❖ Renamed as the Beverly Commons
❖ An extensive trail network
❖ Dense & shady hemlock forests
❖ Wildflowers, violets, orchids
❖ Open dirt roads - excellent for mountain biking, running, &
snowshoeing
❖ Perfect for birding, geocaching, & X-C skiing

9. 7. Mount Norwottuck Trail
❖ An excellent adventure
❖ Pretty strenuous
❖ Stunning Connecticut River Valley views
❖ Horse Caves
❖ Combine with the 8-mile long Seven Sisters trail
❖ Mount Holyoke area - perfect for mountain
biking & skiing
❖ Distance: 3 miles
❖ Elevation: 1100 feet
❖ Difficulty: Advanced

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